Wu Dachuan brought news of death.
The deceased was the only daughter of a member of the town. She suddenly drowned herself in the river last night for unknown reasons. When she was fished out in the morning, her body had been soaked and disfigured. It was too horrible to look at.
After all, Yun Que was a co-worker of the Yamen. Since the county magistrate gave the order, he could not ignore it.
Follow Wu Dachuan to North Street.
There was a circle of government officials surrounding a well at the end of the street.
The county magistrate Ma Yong and the chief bookkeeper Niu Bucai are both there.
There was also a rich middle-aged man sitting on the ground crying.
On one side of the well, there was a large piece of black cloth covering a body.
"My daughter! How did you manage to fall into the well? How can you live as a father if you leave!"
The members cried bitterly, and the white-haired people sent the black-haired people away.
Ma Yong and Niu Bucai kept comforting the member, saying all they could to say good things, and were very polite to the member.
Seeing Yun Que arriving, Ma Yong hurriedly said:
"Yun Que, you're here at the right time. Let's do an autopsy quickly to find out why Xu Yuan's wife's daughter threw herself into the river. Is it caused by depression or an incomprehensible knot of heart?"
Yun Que rolled his eyes.
You can just find an excuse and settle the case directly. Even if everyone is dead, even the gods can’t tell whether it’s depression or a knot in their hearts.
There was no other way. Who asked him to do this? Yun Que came to Hei Bu and planned to start an autopsy.
Mu Qingyao always followed.
Yun Que grabbed a corner of the black cloth and reminded:
"A corpse buried in a well for a night may not reach the level of giant viewing, but it will definitely not be good-looking. Are you sure you want to see it?"
Mu Qingyao nodded affirmatively, looking solemn.
Yun Que directly lifted up the black cloth.
The moment she saw the corpse, Mu Qingyao's breathing stopped for a moment, and she felt the urge to vomit.
Mu Qingyao closed her eyes for a while and then opened them again. She no longer dared to look at the corpse and focused her gaze on Yun Que.
As a co-worker, Yun Que is professional.
After briefly checking the body to confirm that there were no injuries, he asked the officer next to him:
"Which end to fish first?"
"Feet! The feet were fished out first, the body is upside down." A government official replied.
Yun Que turned to the staff again and asked, "Is your daughter crazy? What happened last night?"
"No! My daughter has always been normal. She was quite happy last night and said she wanted to knit me a woolen waistcoat. But not long after that, she fell into a well! My daughter! Woo hoo hoo..."
After asking two questions, Yun Que gave the autopsy results.
"Homicide, murder."
The sentence "murder" made everyone around him stunned.
He obviously committed suicide by jumping into a well, how could it become a murder?
Magistrate Ma Yong's face turned ugly.
If it is easy to commit suicide, just appease Yuan Wai.
But if it's a murder case, it's the people from the Yamen who will be troubled.
We have to look for clues to find the murderer.
It would be good if the case was solved as soon as possible, but if the murder case remained pending for a long time, his performance as a county magistrate would be greatly compromised.
Penal and prison terms are an important criterion for evaluating county magistrates. If there are too many murder cases, the county magistrate's reputation will not be guaranteed!
Especially when the corpse is intact, it is difficult to convince the public that it was the work of a monster.
Evil spirits are causing trouble and will definitely hurt people.
How can there be an evil spirit that doesn't eat people, but likes to drag people into trouble?
Even though Niu Bucai couldn't read a word, he could observe people's words and expressions. When he noticed that the magistrate's face was ugly, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly said:
"Yun Que, take a closer look. Is there any evil at work that killed the daughter of Yuan's family?"
When saying this, Niu Bucai vaguely measured out a finger, which represented one tael of silver.
"That's right, it's a murder case." Yun Que said.
"Look carefully, it looks like he committed suicide." Niu Bucai said and measured out three fingers.
Yun Que naturally could see the other party's little moves, he chuckled and said:
"Lord Niu, don't bother. One code equals another. If you add your toes, this case is also a homicide. Someone committed a murder last night and is now at large."
Niu Bucai was stunned in place, speechless.
Xiao Zuo, who has always been greedy for money, is actually not interested in money today.
Niu Bucai thought he understood Yun Que, but he didn't know that Yun Que had his own bottom line.
He was greedy for money, but there were some things that he wouldn't even bother to look at even if he was given a mountain of gold and silver.
Mu Qingyao watched everything quietly.
Ma Yong's face became more and more ugly, and he glared at Niu Bucai.
Niu Bucai had no choice but to retort:
"Since it must be ruled a homicide, Yun Que, tell me where the evidence is! There is no trace of the murderer, so how can you judge that it is a homicide!"
Yun Que smiled and said, "It's very simple to prove it. Please sit by the well, sir, and I'll give you the evidence."
Niu Bucai didn't know why, why did he have to sit at the mouth of the well?
Someone had just died in the well, and Niu Bucai didn't want to sit there, but with a look from the county magistrate, he had no choice but to sit at the mouth of the well.
"From now on, everything I say is hypothetical. If Master Niu wants to use some snacks, you can take it as a fact."
Yun Que said something strange.
Niu Bucai agreed wholeheartedly and sat down by the well.
"Your father is dead." Yun Que said.
"Ah? No, I went out for a walk this morning." Niu Bucai scratched his head.
"Suppose, Master Niu, you should show the sadness you deserve." Yun Que said.
Ma Yong scolded: "Just treat your father as dead! You can do whatever you want."
Niu Bucai said yes again and again, frowning and sighing, showing the sadness of his father's death.
"Your mother is dead." Yun Que said.
Niu Bucai thought about it for a moment, and his frown turned into a sad look. He was now a little bit into the drama.
"Your wife is also dead," Yun Que said.
Niu Bucai's sad face instantly turned into a smile, and he laughed unconsciously. Then when he saw everyone around him looking at him, he immediately turned into a frown.
"Your son is dead." Yun Que said.
After Niu Bucai was stunned for a moment, he fell silent and became even sadder.
"The good news is, he's not your biological child." Yun Que said.
Niu Bucai's silence instantly turned into anger, and he winced and glared.
"All your relatives are dead, and you are the only one left. You have an incurable disease and only have one day to live, and you will die at nightfall." Yun Que said.
Niu Bucai chewed his teeth and said, "So miserable? Why do I think you are cursing me?"
"What will you do before dark?" Yun Que asked.
"On the last day of my life, I must eat something good, play something good, say goodbye to my acquaintances, and then lie in bed and wait to die." Niu Bucai said with a frown.
"Do you want to jump into the well?" Yun Que said.
"No! I would rather die at home than die in a well!" Niu Bucai shook his head like a rattle.
Yun Que smiled and said, "Lord Niu, his whole family is extinct, and he is terminally ill. You don't want to throw yourself into a well in such a miserable situation. The daughter of Yuan Chen's wife has no worries about food and clothing and has a comfortable life. Why did she choose to throw herself into a well?"
"She...maybe can't think about it for a moment." Niu Bucai said with a guilty conscience.
"That's right, it is indeed possible."
Yun Que pointed at the mouth of the well and said, "Since she can't think about it, why doesn't she think carefully at the well? If Mr. Niu can't think about it and wants to jump into the well, will you sit by the well and think again, or will you run out of home and dive in?" "
After Yun Que finished speaking, everyone next to him fell silent.
According to Chen Yuanwai, his daughter was fine that night, but she suddenly ran out of the house and threw herself into a well.
This will only happen if you suffer a severe blow.
But the woman who threw herself into the well was obviously not emotionally affected.
Yun Que's voice sounded faintly:
"To commit suicide by jumping into a well, you must first jump in. Throwing into a river is different from throwing into a well. The mouth of the well is narrow. Even if you commit suicide, no one will choose to go down the well head first."
Since the body was fished out from the feet, it proves that it was put headfirst into the well.
No clues are needed, just this method of death is weird.
That's why Yun Que concluded that it was a murder.
Last night, someone snatched Chen Yuanwai's daughter from her home and stuffed her head down into a well!
The murder was determined, but unfortunately there were no clues.
County magistrate Ma Yong broke into a cold sweat and asked Chen Yuanwai if there was any clue of the murderer. As a result, the other party was unaware and did not see anyone kidnapped his daughter.
"Now we're in trouble...Wu Dachuan! You are the head catcher, and I give you ten days to find the murderer!"
Ma Yong vented his anger on the head catcher.
Wu Dachuan's face fell, and he had no choice but to accept the order.
There is no clue in this unsolved case, so where can I find the murderer?
Beside the well, there was a commotion.
The county magistrate, the bookkeeper, the arrester, the yamen servant, the mistress, a group of people talked endlessly.
Mu Qingyao's eyes always fell on Yun Que.
The little princess felt strange.
Yun Que had already experienced the corpse, but now he was squatting beside the corpse alone, as if muttering something.
Due to the noise around her, Mu Qingyao couldn't hear what Yun Que was saying.
But she could see the rare coldness in Yun Que's eyes.
"The world is in chaos enough. If demons come to bring chaos to the world, so will humans."
Yun Que reached out and closed the corpse's eyes, looked at the swollen corpse and muttered:
"Before she came, you looked best in the shower. It's a pity that I won't be able to see you anymore. Hey, I lost another hobby."
After covering the black cloth again, Yun Que slowly stood up and held the knife with one hand.
The delicate face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Yun Que said, "Do you want to solve this case?"
Mu Qingyao: "Killing people to pay debts and paying back money. Jin State has royal laws. I believe good and evil will be rewarded. However, children were possessed by evil spirits and women fell into wells. Behind these weird things, someone deliberately incited the people to burn me to death." , if you find the murderer, you have to face the person behind the scenes, and you may be in danger."
Yun Que said: "A big shot who wants your life will not show up in such a small place. The guys hiding in the town are minions at best. The biggest danger is the place closest to the imperial city. The two hundred taels of silver have not arrived yet." To the point where I work hard for my life.”
Mu Qingyao: "Although he is a minion, he is very insidious and will be difficult to deal with. You could just send me away from Cangshi Town. Why take the risk to find him?"
Yun Que said: "Humans, you can live an ignoble existence, you can eat and wait for death, but you must live with a clear mind. If you don't kill the murderer, I won't be happy."
Mu Qingyao: "Thoughts are clear... Do you recognize the deceased?"
Yun Que said: "The old hunter who adopted me died the next year. Sometimes when I ran out of food, I came to the town to look for it. Mr. Chen was the richest but also the stingiest. He even gave me half a bowl of porridge, but he still didn't have a few grains of rice. That kind of soup, his daughter would secretly give me two steamed buns every time, they were white and the same as those on Sister Xiuer."
Yun Que was smiling, but the killing intent in his eyes almost overflowed from his eyes!
"So, I want to teach the murderer how to read." Yun Que said.
"What word?" Mu Qingyao asked.
"Teach him how to write the word "death"!" Yun Que's voice was as cold as ice.
